Designed for use with select Apple® devices Including 10.5"" iPad® Air, 10.5"" iPad Pro, 12.9"" iPad Pro, 9.7"" iPad, 9.7"" iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad Air 2, iPad mini, iPad mini 2, 3, 4, 5, iPad with Retina display and iPhone® 5
LED indicator lets you know when your devices are receiving power
3-amp and 5 / 9V output To charge your battery quickly and efficiently
AC interface plugs into a wall outlet
Overload protection for safe, reliable charging
A retractable plug along with an ultra-compact size enables easy portability
@werehatrack 18W first-gen PD is kind of the bare minimum since basic Apple chargers can already do 12W. Anker’s probably clearing out older stock for higher power GaN chargers.
As the saying goes, “meh”. They aren’t teeny and the price is kind of steep for an 18W charger (you call that power delivery?). 18W is pretty minimal and I got a few Aduro for I think $9 each a while back. USB PD gets interesting with 45 watts or more and I think Meh has had that.
@fibrs86 To help avoid people thinking you’re off your rocker - these were $22 over at SideDeal, but we’ve now made them $22 here (and their ‘normal’ price over at SideDeal).
And good news for anyone who bought earlier - you’ll get $2 back.
Even better, if you look at the Amazon comparisons under the comparison link here, you can find a 2 pack of generic brand 20W chargers, with 2 ports each, for under $15 with an additional 10% off coupon.
And before you say ‘but Anker is a known good brand’, remember that this was one of the companies where Amazon de-listed a whole bunch of stuff because of their fake reviews.
I like Anker and have several of their items, but this is not a great deal with the demands of modern devices.
@chrisautrey@GLaDOS Correct. That said, even Aukey was not nearly as no-name as others. I think Aukey’s problem was they let random resellers unload their stuff on Amazon, and it was the sketchy resellers that got them as a brand in hot water, not necessarily the Aukey product quality.
I think Aukey also sells under several brands (Inno?) which didn’t help things since it was the resellers poisoning the well.
Yeah, you are right. The last article I saw used Anker as a reference in talking about Aukey specifically and I mis-read it when I went back and skimmed it for a refresher. Regardless, still a very pricy deal for what you get.
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$39.98 at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Feb 28 - Thursday, Mar 3
Actually worth having. How did they end up here?
@werehatrack I had the same thought, I have a couple of them and they are solid.
@werehatrack Anker? And I bought those no-names from a ways back.
@werehatrack 18W first-gen PD is kind of the bare minimum since basic Apple chargers can already do 12W. Anker’s probably clearing out older stock for higher power GaN chargers.
@werehatrack 18w power delivery is so 2019
The new hotness is 20W power delivery
@communist @werehatrack
And look what they’ve got at Costco:
https://www.costco.com/anker-powerport-nano-20w-usb-type-c-wall-charger-2-pack.product.100694170.html
@stinks @werehatrack not a no name brand
@communist @Kyeh @werehatrack as much as I love meh as well as anker products, this doesn’t seem like a deal at all compared to Costco
@bugdave @communist @werehatrack
Of course, that particular deal does require a Costco membership.
@bugdave @communist @Kyeh @werehatrack
The Costco ones also don’t look like the prongs fold up. These do.
For max charging speed with iPad Pro you’ll want a 30W PD charger. This 18W is OK for iPad Air and phones though.
A quarter of the power needed. Sounds like a Meh product all the way.
For those that only want to buy one
Walmart house brand Onn has a 20w power delivery brick for $10~. https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-20WUSB-C-Wall-Charger-Power-Delivery-White-Power-Delivery-enabled-Samsung-Sony-LG-smartphone-models-charged-home-office-go/592462831
@communist https://www.ebay.com/itm/Connect-onn-20W-USB-C-Wall-Fast-Charger-for-Phones-and-other-devices-FreeShipn-/203600722917?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m2548.l6249&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0
@communist
If you can trust a WallyWorld device to work as advertised, yeah. But that’s a very mixed bag, full of chabuduo.
@communist @werehatrack i’ve had an anker die after a week. probably all churned out of the same factory.
@communist @werehatrack Chabuduo. TIL. Interesting concept! https://aeon.co/essays/what-chinese-corner-cutting-reveals-about-modernity
Include usbc to lighting cables with it and I’m in.
Why does anyone think my wall needs charging?
As the saying goes, “meh”. They aren’t teeny and the price is kind of steep for an 18W charger (you call that power delivery?). 18W is pretty minimal and I got a few Aduro for I think $9 each a while back. USB PD gets interesting with 45 watts or more and I think Meh has had that.
One port and prongs don’t fold down? No thanks!
@mrbillmc The prongs fold up. But if you turn it over you can make believe they folded down.
@mrbillmc You’re confusing these with the Costco 20W ones.
Aren’t these currently 2 for $22 on sidedeal?
@fibrs86 To help avoid people thinking you’re off your rocker - these were $22 over at SideDeal, but we’ve now made them $22 here (and their ‘normal’ price over at SideDeal).
And good news for anyone who bought earlier - you’ll get $2 back.
/giphy better off dead
@dave You could have let people think that I’m crazy. That would have been the pro move.
Also that is some top notch giphy work.
If you ordered at the $24 price - we refunded the $2 for each 2-pack you ordered.
@Thumperchick well, now i’m sad, I just ordered this 2-pack last night on sidedeal for $25 and now I see it was on meh for $22.
/giphy guarded-crabby-chin
/giphy unclean-callous-laugh
If these came with usbc cables, I’d bite.
20w anker 2 pack version from amazon for $24 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09491FT41/
If you are a Costco member these are on sale for $23.99 until Dec 24:
Anker PowerPort Nano 20W USB Type-C Wall Charger 2-pack Model B2634J23
Even better, if you look at the Amazon comparisons under the comparison link here, you can find a 2 pack of generic brand 20W chargers, with 2 ports each, for under $15 with an additional 10% off coupon.
And before you say ‘but Anker is a known good brand’, remember that this was one of the companies where Amazon de-listed a whole bunch of stuff because of their fake reviews.
I like Anker and have several of their items, but this is not a great deal with the demands of modern devices.
@chrisautrey Amazon didn’t de-list Anker. Perhaps you’re thinking of Aukey.
@chrisautrey @GLaDOS Correct. That said, even Aukey was not nearly as no-name as others. I think Aukey’s problem was they let random resellers unload their stuff on Amazon, and it was the sketchy resellers that got them as a brand in hot water, not necessarily the Aukey product quality.
I think Aukey also sells under several brands (Inno?) which didn’t help things since it was the resellers poisoning the well.
Yeah, you are right. The last article I saw used Anker as a reference in talking about Aukey specifically and I mis-read it when I went back and skimmed it for a refresher. Regardless, still a very pricy deal for what you get.